Fourths to joseph iiirsch



No. 624,63l. Patented May 9, I899. A. .I. DAVIES.

HORSESHOE.

(Application filed Feb. 21, 1899.)

(No Model.)

NITED STATES EATENT OFFICE. Y

ALBERT J. DAVIES, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF THREE- FOURTHS TO JOSEPH I-IIRSCII, OF SAME PLACE.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0, 624,631, dated May 9, 1899. Application filed February 21, 1899. Seriallld. 706,357. (No niodel.)

zen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Horseshoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to an improved horseshoe.

The object of the invention is to provide a shoe with an interchangeable calk and with means for securely retaining the calk in position, while at the same time permitting the calk being removed when worn or damaged and replaced by a new one.

With this object in View the invention consists in certain features of construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is'aperspective view of myimproved horseshoe, showing the calks in position, the screw-studs at the rear of the calk, and the binding-lips in the position they assume before they are clenched or forced downward over the head of the screwstud. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View of the heel of the shoe, showing the position of the lips after they have been bent down over the head of the screw stud. Fig. 3 is a trans verse sectional View through the horseshoe and one of the calks.

In the drawings, 1 represents the horseshoe, which is formed of suitable material, preferably high grade wrought iron. The shoe is provided with three integral sockets 2, 8, and 4, formed by the pairs of parallel ribs 2', 3, and 4: The' toe-socket 2 is arranged transversely across the shoe,while the sockets 3 and 4 are arranged at the heel of the shoe. These sockets are closed at one end 5 and opened at the other end 6 and are dovetailed in cross-section.

- 7 denotes the detachable calks, the lower edges of which are formed dovetailed to correspond with the dovetailed sockets, with sockets and act as stops to prevent the calks sliding from engagement with said sockets.

By referring to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be noticedthat the ribs forming the sockets are of greater length than the calks and partially surround the heads of the screw-studs. For convenience of reference I will term these portions that surround the heads of the screwstuds the lips a and b.

After the calks have been inserted,as shown in Fig. 1, and the screws worked into their respective apertures to prevent the disengagement of the calks from their sockets I compress the lips a and b partially over the heads of the screw-studs, so as to prevent said studs working loose. Wheri it is desired to remove the worn calks for the purpose of replacing them with new ones, these lips may be spread apart by any suitable tool, the screwstuds removed, and the calks taken out and new ones substituted. The screw-studs are then again engaged-with the shoe and the lips compressed over their heads to prevent them unscrewing. By usinggood material for the shoe I am enabled to repeat this operation of bending the lips several times or, I might say, until the shoe has worn out. I

While I have shown and described screwstuds for holding the calks in position and while I prefer to employ screw-studs for this purpose, I would have it distinctly understood that I reserve to myself the right to use any form of stud or locking means that will perform the same function and be retained by the'compression of the lips. I

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. A horseshoe formed with dovetailed sockets open at one end and closed at the other, the, ribs forming said sockets being provided with compressible lips at the open end of said sockets, calks having dovetailed portions to engage said sockets, and studs arranged at the open end of said sockets between the lips, whereby when the lips are compressed the removal of the studs is prevented, substantially vided with compressible lips at the open end of said sockets, oalks having dovetailed portions to engage said soekets,and screw-threaded studs arranged at the open end ofsaid sockets between the lips, whereby when the lips are compressed the removal of the studs is prevented, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- :0 nesses.

ALBERT J. DAVIES.

Witnesses:

E. E. CHANDLER, LILLIAN MEADOR. 

